Lactation Consultant PRN

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare • Germantown, TN

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About The Position

The Lactation Consultant provides advanced knowledge and leadership on lactation concerns, training, and solutions. The role provides clinical expertise through direct and indirect patient care and collaborates with the health care team to assess, design, implement, and evaluate population-based patient care programs that support high-quality, cost-effective outcomes. The consultant models behavior consistent with MLH’s mission, vision, and values.

The position provides lactation care and education to patients and families, develops educational resources for staff, collaborates with health professionals and researchers to support evidence-based practice changes, and contributes to system, organizational, divisional, and departmental goals. The role also includes accountability for professional responsibilities and self-development. No supervisory or lead responsibilities are assigned.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing.
• 3–5 years of experience as a lactation consultant.
• Tennessee Registered Nurse license.
• Proficiency in advanced concepts, principles, and professional techniques in lactation management and breastfeeding, acquired through certification by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with patients, the public, hospital and medical staff, and physicians.
• Ability to function independently on assigned patient care units.
• Ability to counsel and educate others.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Mississippi Dietitian-Nutritionist license.
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certification.
• Mississippi Registered Nurse license.
• Tennessee Dietitian-Nutritionist license.
• Arkansas Registered Nurse license.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced direct and indirect lactation care to individual patients, families, and groups.
• Provide leadership and collaborate with other health professionals on lactation matters.
• Develop educational resources for staff education programs that address the specific needs of patient populations.
• Collaborate with researchers, health professionals, divisions, and departments to generate knowledge and implement practice changes based on research and quality improvement findings.
• Provide leadership in meeting system, organizational, division, and departmental goals.
• Demonstrate accountability for professional responsibilities and self-development.
• Model behavior consistent with MLH’s mission, vision, and values.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree